Interventions in acute stroke in SLSR of 1995–2010*
| Variable | Socioeconomic deprivation (Carstairs score—quintile) | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deprived (2nd–5th Q) N=3191 | Least deprived (1st Q) N=799 | ||||
| n | Per cent | n | Per cent | ||
| Hospital admission, n (%) | 2783/3191 | 87.8 | 721/799 | 90.2 | 0.019 |
| Stroke unit admission,†n (%) | 1518/2710 | 56.0 | 402/708 | 56.8 | 0.715 |
| >50% of stay on stroke unit† | 1135/2454 | 46.3 | 295/635 | 46.5 | 0.926 |
| Brain imaging, n (%) | 2827/3044 | 92.9 | 719/771 | 93.0 | 0.710 |
| Swallow test,†n (%) | 2524/2768 | 91.2 | 665/713 | 93.3 | 0.074 |
Values are numbers of patients with process/total number of patients with data on process measure (%) unless stated otherwise.
*Patients with a subarachnoid haemorrhage were excluded in this analysis because they have differing needs for acute care and are typically managed in neurosurgical wards following different protocols. All data analysis excluding patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage (total n=3990 remained).
†Limited to patients admitted to hospital.
SLSR, South London Stroke Register.